Ernst Marischka

Ernst Marischka (2 January 1893 – 12 May 1963) was an Austrian screenwriter and film director. He wrote for 93 films between 1913 and 1962. He also directed 29 films between 1915 and 1962. He wrote and directed the Sissi trilogy - Sissi (1955), Sissi - The Young Empress (1956) and Sissi - Schicksalsjahre einer Kaiserin (1957). The films were based on the life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. He was the brother of Hubert Marischka.

Selected filmography

• Companion Wanted (1932)
• Three on a Honeymoon (1932)
• Two in a Car (1932)
• Honeymoon Trip (1933)
• The Rakoczi March (1933)
• A Song for You (1933)
• All for Love (1933)
• Mon coeur t'appelle (1934, writer)
• My Heart Calls You (1934)
• Spring Parade (1934)
• My Heart is Calling (1935)
• The World's in Love (1935)
• Forget Me Not (1935, writer)
• Victoria in Dover (1936, writer)
• Forget Me Not (1936, writer)
• The Charm of La Boheme (1937, writer)
• Marionette (1939, writer)
• Eternal Melodies (1940, writer)
• Vienna Tales (1940, writer)
• Two on a Vacation (1940)
• Vienna Blood (1942, writer)
• Love and Blood (1951, writer)
• Shadows Over Naples (1951)
• Victoria in Dover (1954, director and writer)
• Sissi (1955, director and writer)
• Sissi - The Young Empress (1956, director and writer)
• Sissi - Fateful Years of an Empress (1957, director and writer)
• Old Heidelberg (1959, director and writer)

External links

• Ernst Marischka at the Internet Movie Database